How to Play Warzone Pacific's New Map Early

Warzone Pacific Season 1 is finally here and it comes with several huge changes to one of the most popular battle royales in the world.

We're talking new Gulag mechanics, around 40 new Vanguard weapons, new vehicles and jet fighters, gameplay overhauls, a Season 1 Battle Pass, and much more.

But of course, the biggest and most exciting new content comes in the form of a new map, the beautiful Pacific island of Caldera. Caldera is one of the biggest maps in the history of battle royale as a genre, and it offers many fascinating locations to discover and explore.



It's like playing a whole new game. Tens of millions of Warzone fans can't wait to finally stumble upon this mysterious new map and start unraveling its secrets while honing their shooting skills.

If you're itching to start your island vacation early, here's how you can start playing the new Warzone Pacific map early.

How to play Warzone Caldera map early?

How to Play Warzone Pacific's New Map Early
Caldera's worldwide release is December 9, but there's a way to play it earlier. (Photo: Activision)

Warzone Pacific Season 1 officially begins on December 9, but the new Caldera map won't be available globally until December 9.

Nevertheless, the new update will already be available on December 8 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 18pm CET / 17pm GMT.

This means that new weapons, Vanguard Royle, the Caldera map and other new modes are playable from the aforementioned time and date, but unfortunately not for everyone.


So how can you play the new Warzone map early? All you need is to own a copy of Call of Duty: Vanguard in your Activision account (the one you play Warzone with), and you'll get 24-hour early access to the new map.


Other players will still be able to play Warzone during this time, but only good old Rebirth Island, while Verdansk and Caldera will be unavailable for 24 hours.


How to Play Warzone Pacific's New Map Early
If you own Call of Duty: Vanguard, you can play Caldera on December 8. (Photo: Activision)

Speaking of Verdansk, the last chance to play the iconic map will be on December 7 at 21pm PT (i.e. December 8 at 12pm PT / 6am CET).

If you currently see popular content creators already playing the game even before Vanguard Exclusive Early Access, it's because Activision granted them access to the new map before anyone else so they could create pre-launch hype.


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Excited about Caldera? Check out our dedicated Call of Duty: Warzone hub for all the latest news and guides.

Image courtesy of Activision Blizzard.

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